Red Scare
- People were concerned ab
out workers using strike to start a revolution. - Communist seized power in Russia and they negociated a seperate peace with Germany .
- American viewed this as a betrayal, and resentment toward Communist increased.
- Communism became associated with disloyalty and treachery.
- In May union members, socialist, and communists organized a parade to protest the jailing of American Socialist party leader Eugene Debs, the parade turned into a riot, and bombs was their weapons. Two people were dead and 40 was injured.
- Most people believed the bombings were the work of radicals trying to destroy the American way of life.